Critique of Democracy. Do You Think His Critique is Still Applicable? Why or Why Not? In this essay I will offer an explanation of Plato’s critique of democracy. I will then assess this critique based on the contemporary model of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome
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remainder of this debate please keep in mind that in reference to the syllogism I provided my opponent explicitly agrees that if the premises are true‚ then the conclusion follows. Miles addresses evil in two types; Moral and Natural. Based on my arguments it seems obvious that the evil in which I am referencing is natural. Indeed‚ all of the examples I gave were natural. This is important as the word evil in the syllogism I provided is in reference to evil as I argued it. That is to say‚ natural “intense
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war and what it can do‚ but however in extreme cases it is necessary to engage in war if the cause is deemed just. In more recent times‚ there have been new debates as to whether or not the fight against terrorism is warranted. For example‚ America’s fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the 2000’s has killed many civilians and erupted civil unrest in the Middle East making the situation much more explosive. Some may argue that under no circumstances is war justified and argue that pacifism should
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All adult human beings have the right to autonomy and so it should be the woman’s choice‚ not the government’s‚ to deem whether or not the execution of abortion would be a viable option for herself. “Pro-Life” advocates tend to centralize their arguments around the premise that the
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With consideration of the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act in the U.S. Senate (S. 1915) following passage in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1300)‚ as well as House consideration of the PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583)‚ it is important to revisit the concerns of first responders as they relate to the threat of anthrax and anthrax vaccination. The health and safety of America’s first responders are the reasons for consideration of these bills‚ which include language to provide emergency responders
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“Children are no longer vaccinated against smallpox because the disease no longer exists due to vaccination. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in 1948; the last case in the world was 1977 in Somalia” (ProCon.org). “Jenny McCarthy is an actress and has been in the public eye for her stance against vaccinations‚ “she has a boy with autism-like symptoms that she is convinced were caused by the vaccine for measles
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provide equality to all people‚ and we believe in the virtue of justice. For this reason‚ the idea that “the right against torture is not inalienable” is false. I agree that the Just War Tradition gives inherent worth to all people‚ but it cannot be combined with the Forfeiture Theory because we do not have a just cause to harm non-combatants whom are no longer actively taking up arms against us. It is not necessary to harm people who will never again be in a position to harm us. Moreover‚ there is ample
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This point of view sounds convincing at first because this propaganda poster amongst many others lead to the women rights movement which was a movement that impacted society in a positive way. However‚ the true sole purpose of the poster was to make factory work more acceptable for women. The “We can do it!” poster was not illustrated to provide women with a positive image of what it was to be at work. Before World War II‚ women had to work outside the home as there was no men to do the hard jobs
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stated‚ “it is neither extraordinary nor unexpected that the constitution offered to your consideration should meet with opposition. It is the nature of man to pursue his own interest in preference to the public good.” Their opposition and educated arguments ensured that everything that needed to be included in the constitution was included. We now know that the Federalists prevailed‚ and the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788‚ and went into effect in 1789. In his speech Wilson concluded that he
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our fourth amendment rights were violated. Because U.S. citizens’ information was unlawfully stolen‚ the NSA disregarded our fourth Amendment rights‚ which states‚ “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized”(AMENDMENT
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